SPARANISE is a 760 MW gas power station in Campania, Italy. It is operated by EGL Italia. Based on reported annual generation of 2,354 GWh, it can supply roughly 673k homes. It ranks #53 of 489 Italy power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2007, it is around 19 years old — relatively modern. Its modelled annual emissions are 1,024,920 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 239k cars driven for a year. In context, gas supplies about 47.2% of Italy's electricity; the national grid averages 285 gCO₂/kWh (48.8% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1002958.
Data status
Known data
Modelled source data
Calculated from dataset
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000400454; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 760 MW, SPARANISE is well above the median gas plant in Italy (324 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). Gas plants burn natural gas either in open-cycle turbines for fast peaking, or in combined-cycle units that recover exhaust heat in an HRSG to reach roughly 55–62% efficiency — the cleanest-burning fossil option.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
~1,024,920 t CO₂/yr (modelled) — in everyday terms
This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:
Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; modelled emissions from Climate TRACE.
Key facts
- Load factor
- 35%, from 2,354 GWh of reported generation; the median for 51 gas plants in Italy that report generation is 24%
- Generation trend
- 2,845 GWh in 2015 and 2,354 GWh in 2017 (−17%)
- Highest and lowest year
- 2015: 2,845 GWh; 2016: 2,137 GWh
- Share of Italy gas capacity
- 1.4% of 53,570 MW across 118 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 66 of 103 dated gas plants in Italy are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Reported generation trend
Annual generation (GWh), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by EGL Italia.
Local climate & thermal context
This gas plant burns natural gas in a turbine — often in a combined-cycle setup — to generate electricity. It sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 41.2°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 40% below the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 34/100 — this site sits in the mid third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
A gas turbine here also runs ~0% below its ISO (15°C) rating at this annual mean (typical CCGT curve, estimate).
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with marine corrosion the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #35 largest gas power plant of 118 in Italy by capacity.
Italy has 118 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 53,570 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Sessa Aurunca · Solar · 7 MW · Campania
- CENTRALE DI TEVEROLA · Gas · 404 MW · Campania
- Presenzano Edison power station · Gas · 765 MW · Caserta
- PRESENZANO · Hydro · 985 MW · Campania
- Garigliano nuclear power plant · Nuclear · 160 MW · Caserta
- Maddaloni · Gas · 352 MW · Campania
Location
Coordinates 41.1783, 14.1129 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is SPARANISE?
SPARANISE is a 760 MW gas power plant in Campania, Italy, commissioned in 2007.
How much electricity does SPARANISE generate?
SPARANISE generates about 2,354 GWh of electricity per year.
Who operates SPARANISE?
SPARANISE is operated by EGL Italia.
How much CO₂ does SPARANISE emit?
SPARANISE has modelled emissions of about 1,024,920 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).